Chester's Syringomyelia Symptoms

This is a video of Chester Crimmel at age 10 showing some of the signs and symptoms of syringomyelia. Note the head tilt, scratching, numbness of front legs and feet, head/neck rubbing when excited.

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[beamdot]

Thank you for posting this. I have a cavalier and found your video very informative. Does Chester take any drugs as treatment?

[CavalierMom]

Yes, he takes Metacam for pain relief and it works wonders for him. It's expensive, but it's worth it.

[hillysee]

this breaks my heart. they have the sweetest personality and are so lovable! too bad selfish breeders who only cared about winning shows that they were willing to compromise the health of an entire breed. too bad. ;(

[MorpheusUK]

Personally I wouldn't as the likely hood would be that this condition is passed on to the puppies, unless absolutely sure you could cope, as some serious cases will inevitably end with putting the dog down.

[TheMadumati]

@pink mushrooms 1 I agree with you on the brushing,she is way too harsh with the dog. My cavalier is 1 yr. old and I brush in the pattern of his fur. I have also massaged him from day 1,especially head,neck,ears,spine and of course feet. It now puts him to sleep,and he tunnels under covers because he sleeps on my knees or behind my knees.If he scratches his ear it is because he has gotten something outside on them...

[TheMadumati]

@pinkmushrooms1 I saw and wondered the same thing.It was if she was trying to bring on the problem. I have always and massaged my Calalier dog since I got him a yr. ago. I did this massage with humans than decided to do my own dogs from day 1. I comb Doc.'s ears gentlely and comb and brush in the patteren of the fur. I am always gentle grooming him. Plus Doc. likes to tunnel under my covers to sleep on or in back of my knees at nite.

[BlazingWater101]

@Metroid4ever thanks for replying :) He is getting a vet checkup tomorrow so I will tell her about it. He also seems to scratch near his ear a lot whenever you scratch him on his left side near his ear. Is this also a symptom? I have been researching as much as I can :) x

[Metroid4ever]

@BlazingWater101

I'd have him checked out by a vet via MRI.

[BlazingWater101]

I have a 1 year old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel called Riley. He scratches when he has his collar on (we got him a harness to stop him pulling, he doesn't scratch with that) and he always rubs his head and body across the carpet after a bath or he's finished eating. Can anyone tell me if this is normal or if I should be worried. (I'm just paranoid :P)

[jackskarsgardsgirl]

@jackskarsgardsgirl i mean't  *shouldn't*

[jackskarsgardsgirl]

i'm curious. if this is common with this breed of dog, why do people still buy them? or do these symptoms spring up at any age? not saying we should buy sick dogs cuz they need the most help, but is that why people get them?

[bites]

My dog is much the same

Almost paralysed when her neck in brushed

Scratches when excited

Rubs her head on the floor

She does yelp but she is only 6 so it could progress

Hope Chester is doing well

He's a beaut